Healthy Outcomes Theme Rounds Working in Partnership: Promoting Health Using Integrated Knowledge Translation Heather Gainforth BScKin, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan Outline how integrated knowledge translation can provide in depth interpretation of data, and enhance knowledge translation strategies using examples Discuss recommendations for using integrated knowledge translation approaches in a variety of populations from youth sport to individuals with spinal cord injuries Tuesday, November 22, 2016 ACH, Conference Room 3 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch will be provided

Healthy Outcomes Theme Rounds Academic Biography Dr. Gainforth conducted her MSc and PhD at Queen’s University under the supervision of Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung.  Her CIHR-funded doctoral research aimed to understand the dissemination of the physical activity guidelines for people with spinal cord injury within a community organization.  She conducted her post-doctoral research at the University College London in the Centre for Behaviour Change.  Her CIHR-funded postdoctoral research was conducted in partnership with the English Stop Smoking Services and was supervised by the developers of the Behavior Change Technique (BCT) taxonomies (Professors Michie & West).  Since arriving at UBC Okanagan in July 2015, she has applied her behavior change and knowledge translation background to continue to enhance the lives of Canadians.  She works with several researchers and community organizations across Canada and currently holds SSHRC funding to investigate peer mentorship among people with spinal cord injury.